阅读理解：

    The old conditions of travel and the new conditions of most travel of today are exactly opposite．For in old travel, as on horseback or on foot now, you saw the country while you traveled．Many of your stopping places were for rest, or because night had fallen, and you could see nothing at night．Under the old system, therefore, a wise traveller might keep moving from day to day, slowly, indeed, but seeing something all the time, and learning what the country was through which he passed by, and talking with the people．But in the new system, he is shut up with his party and a good many other parties in a tight box with glass windows, and whirled on through dust if it be dusty, or rain if it be rainy, under arrangements which make it impossible to talk with the people of the country, and almost impossible to see what that country is．

1．The old conditions of travel are ______ the new ones．

[　　]

A．the same as B．exactly the same as

C．very different from D．exactly different from

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．In the past people travelled on horseback．

B．In the past people made trips from day to day slowly．

C．In the past some wise travellers could make their trips even at night．

D．In the past people usually travelled slowly so that they could enjoy that they saw．

3．In the past travellers ______．

[　　]

A．could learn more than those of today during their trips

B．might continue their trips from night to night

C．could talk with the people and learn something about the country

D．could stop and enjoy the night when it became dark

4．In this passage the author suggests that ______．

[　　]

A．now people go on trips in trains, buses or planes

B．people on trips are not allowed to talk

C．people on trips are often caught in the rain

D．people on trips are often very dirty

5．The best title for this passage is ______．

[　　]

A．The Disadvantages of Travelling Today

B．Comparison of Travelling in the past with That of Today

C．Contrast(对照) Between Travels in the Past and Today Travels

D．The Advantages of Travelling in the Past

阅读理解：

　　Scientists have found out the cause of sudden disappearance of the ancient city of Cahvachi 1600 years ago．Cahvachi was the religious and political center in Nasca of southwest Peru and was well-known for its huge desert paintings．French and Italian scientists in search for the ancient city discovered that it was destroyed by floods．The flood catastrophe(大灾难) happened about 350 A．D．Cahvachi was rebuilt, but a second flood 600 years later put an end to the city．

1．The ancient city Cahvachi was famous for ______．

[　　]

A．its huge deserts　　　　B．its paintings

C．its huge size　　　　　D．its flood every year

2．Cahvachi used to be ______．

[　　]

A．the center of Peru　　　　B．the biggest city in Peru

C．the oldest city in Nasca　D．a very important city in Nasca

3．The scientists were trying to ______．

[　　]

A．rebuild the lost city of Cahvachi

B．search for the huge desert paintings

C．discover the cause of the two floods

D．find out why the city of Canvachi disappeared

4．Cahvachi was completely destroyed by ______．

[　　]

A．the flood about 950 A．D．

B．the first flood about 350 A．D．

C．the second flood about 600 A．D．

D．the two floods in the year 1600

5．Nasca is the name of a ______．

[　　]

A．city　　　　B．province

C．country　　 D．town

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)：

    Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal．Such a person is not really a thief．They are sick and cannot help themselves．All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions．People with kleptomania for certain medical reasons have failed to develop control over their desire to take things that do not belong to them．With medical help they may become normal citizens again．The things that a kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value．They often give away what they have stolen or collect objects without using them．

1．What is the topic of the text?

[　　]

A．Young thieves B．An unusual illness

C．Reasons for stealing D．A normal child’s actions

2．Which of the following words can best replace the word “desire” in the first sentence?

[　　]

A．chance B．power

C．right D．wish

3．From the text we learn that small children ______．

[　　]

A．have little control of themselves

B．usually steal things but grow up honest

C．are usually kleptomaniacs

D．like to give things away

4．Kleptomaniacs usually steal things that ______．

[　　]

A．are of great value B．are not very useful

C．their friends like D．they themselves need

5．This passage suggests that ______．

[　　]

A．a sick person cannot help stealing

B．one who steals things in not really a thief

C．one who suffers from kleptomania should receive medical treatment

D．all small children act naturally and can make mistakes

阅读理解：

　　Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary． He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her． 'Most people don't seem to mind Allan, ' says Birgit-ta ,who thinks he is wonderful． 'he's my fourth child,' she says, She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog．

　　Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides（提供）a high level of care for its people． This level of care costs money．

　　People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes． Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill． However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance（保险）for their dog．

　　In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage（损坏）their dog does． A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner ,have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident．

1．Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because ______．

[　　]

A．he is her dog　　　　　　　B．he is her child

C．he follows her everywhere　D．he often falls ill

2．The money paid as dog taxes is used to ______．

[　　]

A．keep a high level of care for the people

B．pay for damage done by dogs

C．provide medical care for dogs

D．buy insurance for dog owners

3．If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?

[　　]

A．The owner of the car．

B．The owner of the dog．

C．The insurance company（公司）．

D．The government．

4．From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden ______．

[　　]

A．dogs are welcome in public places

B．keeping dogs means asking for trouble

C．many car accidents are caused by dogs

D．people care much about dogs

　　America is growing older． Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older． Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65, The aging of the population will affect(影响)American society in many ways education, medicine, and business． Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society "one" in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行为）is suitable（合适）at various ages．

　　A person's age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health． There's no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family． The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn't as strong as it used to be． It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man． Who has become a father for the first time． Public ideas are changing．

　　Many people say． 'I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age．' No one says 'Act your age' anymore． We've stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways．

1．It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ______．

[　　]

A．has made people feel younger

B．has changed people's social position

C．has changed people's understanding of age

D．has slowed down the country's social development

2．The underlined word 'one' refers to ______．

[　　]

A．a society　　　B．America

C．a place　　　　D．population

3．'Act your age' means people should ______．

[　　]

A．be active when they are old

B．do the right thing at the right age

C．show respect for their parents young or old

D．take more physical exercise suitable to their age

4．If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ______．

[　　]

A．normal　　　　　B．wonderful

C．unbelievable　　D．unreasonable

阅读理解：

　　The word "hello" is probably used more often than any other one in the English language． Everybody in the United States and elsewhere uses the word, again and again, every day of the week．

　　The first thing you hear when you pick up the phone is "hello" unless the caller is an Englishman, who might say, "Are you there?"

　　Where did the word come from? There are all sorts of beliefs． Some say it came from the French, "ho" and "la" "Ho, there!" This greeting may have arrived in England during the Norman Conquest in the year 1066．

　　"Ho, there" slowly became something that sounded like "hallow", often heard in the 1300's, during the days of the English poet ,Geoffrey Chaucer．

　　Two hundred years later, in Shakespeare's time, "hallow" had become "halloo"． And later, sounds like "halloa", and "halloo" were often used by sailors and huntsmen． "Halloo" is still used today by foxhunters．

　　As time passed, "halloo" and "halloa" changed into "hullo"． And during the 1800's this was how people greeted each other in America．

　　The American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, is believed to be the first person to use "hello" in the late 1800's, soon after the invention of the telephone．

　　At first, people had greeted each other on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure the new instrument could really carry voices．

　　Tom Edison, however, was a man of few words． He wasted no time． The first time he picked up the phone he did not ask if anyone was there． He was sure someone was, and simply said, "Hello．"

　　From that time on only about 100 years ago, the "hullo" became "hello", as it is heard today．

　　Strangely enough, when the first telephone system was put in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1878, people did not say "hello" or "hullo" or even "halloo"． They answered the phone the way sailors hail a ship, "Ahoy, anoy there!" Thank God, that telephone greeting did not last long．

　　Of course, there are other ways Americans greet one another． Not long ago, people often said, "How are you ?" when they first met someone． This later became "hiyah"． Then, someone thought that two syllables were too much and "hiyah" became "hi"． Laziness is a strong force in changing language．

　　Answering a telephone call in America still presents problems, however． Telephone companies think that Thomas Edison's short "hello" is too long． Why waste time? The phone companies say． Simply pick up the phone, give your name, and start talking．

1．The word "hello" came from ______．

[　　]

A．an unknown origin　　 　B．old English

C．the German　　　　　　　D．the French

2．The writer thinks that, if used on the telephone, "Ahoy" is a word that ______．

  [ ]

A．sounds sincere

B．is pleasant to the ear

C．sounds sincere

D．sounds awkward and unsuitable

3．Expressions like "hello" and "hi" have entered the English language because short words ______．

[　　]

A．sound better

B．save the speakers time and energy

C．add varieties to the language

D．express the meaning more clearly

4．According to telephone companies, the best way to answer a telephone call is ______．

[　　]

A．to say "hello" to the caller

B．to say "hi" to the caller

C．to start talking immediately

D．to listen without saying anything

5．The topic sentence in the last but one paragraph is " ______ ．"

[　　]

A．Of course, there are other ways Americans greet one another

B．Laziness is a strong force in changing language

C．Not long age, people often said, "How are you?" when they first met someone

D．Then, someone thought that two syllables were too much and "hiyah" became "hi"

阅读理解：

　　When we can see well, we don’t think about our eyes very often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.

　　People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.

　　People who are farsighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.

　　Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This ,too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts(白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

　　When night falls, colors become fainter(更暗淡) to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it , they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because of the center of the eye, which is very sensitive（敏感）in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.

(　　)1. We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until ______ .

　　　A. we think about our eyes　　B. we cannot see clearly

　　　C. we wear glasses　　　　　　D. we have to do much reading

(　　)2. According to the passage, a ______ is more likely to be nearsighted.

　　　A. tailor　　　　B. doctor

　　　C. guard　　　 　D. painter

(　　)3. Those who suffer from cataracts ______ .

　　　A. will become blind　　B. cannot be cured(治愈)

　　　C. may be cured　　　　 D. must move to other places

(　　)4. People who are farsighted ______ .

　　  A. cannot do a lot of close work without glasses

　　　B. can only see things that are very close to their eyes

　　　C. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s length

　　　D. have the same problem as the nearsighted people

(　　)5. To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ______ .

　　　A. with wide open eyes B. with half-shut or narrow eyes

　　　C. straight at it　　　D. in a slightly different direction

　　Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships belonging to some European nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were less interested in changing it into a colony（殖民地）than in exploring(勘探)it. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who set up the settlements（新拓居地）in Australia. This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well.

　　Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich in soil, It was the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward movement took place more because the English were searching for better land than because the population was increasing. Settlements of the western part of both countries developed quickly after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.

　　Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some striking differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, unlike the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people, or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Yet, in spite of these and other main differences, Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.

1. Who turned Australia into a colony? ______ .

[  ]

A. Britain B. Several European countries

C. The United States of America D. None of the above

2. In the early history of America and Australia, both colonies developed towards the west firstly for the reason that ______ .

[   ]

A. the population was increasing rapidly in the east

B. the English thought there might be richer land there

C. gold was discovered there

D. fewer people lived there

3. In the early 1920s, ______ .

[   ]

A. Australia had one fifteenth as many people as sheep

B. there were more sheep in Australia than in the United States

C. the population in Australia was greater than that of the United States

D. the United States had twice as many sheep as people

4. Australia, unlike the United States, ______ .

[   ]

A. won its independence by peaceful means

B. did not discover gold until the sate 1840s

C. was the last and biggest continent to be discovered

D. was not rich in gold in its western part

5. The last sentence in the last paragraph “…Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world” means“ ______ ”.

[   ]

A. The United States and Australia do not have any main differences

B. The United States and Australia have much more in common than they have with other countries.

C. The United States and Australia have nothing in common with the rest of the world

D. In common with the rest of the world, the United States and Australia have a lot of differences.

　　Cross was what people call a mysterious (神秘的) man. We had known him for over five years, eve since he became a member of our club(俱乐部)，but he had a way of keeping all his life to himself. We knew where he lived, though he never invited us to his home, and his age too, but only unimportant matters of this kind. It appeared that he did not have to work for a living as we did . He had once talked about a lot of money on which he managed to live comfortably. He was not, however, ready to spend money freely, he was not especially well-dressed and he did not even own a car. At the age of forty-five he remained single though, since marriage(婚姻) was not a subject he ever discussed, we had no means of finding out whether he was sorry for that.

　　Cross disappeared suddenly from for circle and shortly after we came to learn the fact that our mysterious man was nothing but a thief. From reports that appeared in the newspapers, together with photos of a man who was exactly our Mr Cross, it was shown that he was a most experienced（熟练的）thief, operating mostly in London; and that he had practised this job for many years, until he was caught and sent to prison.

(　　)1. Which of the following statements is true?

　　　　A. Cross had remembered the club.

　　　　B. but he never had enough money to invite us

　　　　C. Cross led a very hard life.

　　　　D. His life was unimportant.

(　　)2. We knew his address ______ .

　　　　A. because he had invited us to his home

　　　　B. but he never had enough money to invite us

　　　　C. but we always refused to be in his home

　　　　D. though he did not ever ask us to drop in on him

(　　)3. He was never married ______ .

　　　　A. and he never talked about that

　　　　B. till he was forty-five years old

　　　　C. as he did not own a car

　　　　D. but he felt sorry not to have got married

(　　)4. We did not know that Cross was a thief until ______ .

　　　　A. he disappeared

　　　　B. he appeared in prison

　　　　C. he sent us his photos

　　　　D. his name appeared in the newspapers

(　　)5. From the story we learn that Cross _____ .

　　　　A. worked in London

　　　　B. was a man who made a living by stealing

　　　　C. was a man with little money

　　　　D. had a job for many years

阅读理解：

　　A giant dam (坝) was built many years ago to control the Colorado(科罗拉多) River in the US. This dam was built to protect the land and houses around the river.

　　This huge dam is in the Black Canyon, It is possible to drive a car from one side of the river to the other on a road which is on top of the dam. This dam is so big that there is an elevator inside. The eleveator goes down forty-four stories from the road to the bottom. There is enough concrete（混凝土）in this dam to build a highway from New York to San Francisco. Thousands of people worked on this dam for five years.

　　This huge dam was called Boulder Dam when it was finished in 1936. Later it was renamed Hoover Dam in honor of a president of the United States. Hoover Dam, one of the highest dams in the world, is situated between the States of Arizona and Nevada(内华达).

(　　)1. Boulder Dam was built to ______ .

　　　　A. protect the land nearby　B. honor a US president

　　　　C. make a highway　　　　　 D. produce electricity

(　　)2. There is a road on top of the dam, which is probably connected with ______ .

　　　　　A. the elevator　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. the river

　　　　　C. the border(边界)of the two states　　D. the main highway

(　　)3. The word “stories” means ______ .

　　　　A. a short history　　　　　 　　B. the floors

　　　　C. something that is not true　　D. some books

(　　)4. Workers probably began to build this dam in ______ .

　　　　　A. 1926　　　　　B. 1931

　　　　　C. 1934　　　　　D. 1932

(　　)5. Hoover Dam lies ______ .

　　　　A. between Arizona and Nevada

　　　　B. in the Black Canyon

　　　　C. between New York and San Francisco

　　　　D. Both A and B